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Palmyra.

Geo. Bachelor has his new ell mp and
boarded. Nate Raymond Is doing the
carpenter work.
Charles Cowan, is building new house
for one of his sons on Cowan Hill.
There came near being a serious ac
cident while the ladies were in bathing
the other day, one of them vcntured out
to far, and got stuck in the mud. After
several useless efforts by her companions
to rescue her, assistance was called for
fr m the village. Several men went to
the rescue and succeeded in cXtriCatiug
her from her pcrilous position.
Herbert Keen, arrived in town Saturday
and will spend two weeks Mt c. X, PrattS.
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STATE NEW S.

Labor Day occurred Monday, and was
celebrated in most of the larger cities in
the country. Business was suspended in
Portland quite largely.
Jeremiah True, of Richmond, who was
struck on crossing by the Flying
Yankee, August 18th, died from the eff
fects of his injuries. Sunday.
Seven Bddefurd young men were sail
ing up the Saco river when squall struck
the boat and capsized it. Five of them
could swim and were rescued, but two,
Albert Carter, aged 10, and Charles Mich
ell, aged II, were drowned Their bod $
have been recovered
Daniel w. Fessenden Of Portland, died
Monday morning, aged about Ga years,
He was for many years clerk of courts In
Cumberland county; was late clerk of the
Alabama claims commission, and at the
time of his death was clerk of L. S.
District Court. He was Il brother of the
late Senator w. Il. Fessenden.
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The Sheriff of kcnncbcc. made another
rail on Gardiner dealers in the ardent.
Saturday and caught four Of them. Gov
ernor Bodwel's, better TO Sheriff and
County Attys is having good effect
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REPORTS OF GOVERNMENT CHEMISTS
to Purity and Wholesomencss Royal Baking Powder

REPORTS OF GOVERNMENT CHEMISTS
M IN pu and Whoesomencss the Royal Baking POWDER
of Baking Powder which purchase IN inc
dfndi
of does contain eih Vi
L q.
'ltls "eeiAnAno ~ ~ A Morn, PfLD"
have examined package Baking Powder neased by
injurious SUP
Baking Powder The materials OF %
and wholesome D DANA IlAlis' 'ta
the highest award all e9IPetIr
nntiut Throughout
of
chemists physicians en ana DuS
Health
illustrates the comparative h oil yau
of the total
the
that while it costs lie" cents per ou
5 affords me dVa
age Of Baking Powder will convince any
of these facts
Of the alum powders to be % Ig n sa
All powders no matter no" hh
Get to
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-09-07

Maud 5 made a quarter mile in @a sec
onds Saturday last.
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Prof John Avery, Of Bowdoin College
died at Brighton Sept. 1t. and was bur
ried at Brunswick the It'll
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-09-07

There has been a bad break in the New
York lumber market and spruce has fall
en- off in price sharply.
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Death of Mrs. J. p. Blunt.

Mrs. J. p Blunt, died al the family res
icence in this village. sunday afternoon,
last. after a long and painful Illness, aged
81 years months.
Mrs. Blunt was daughter of the late
Ivory Lowe Of Fairfield and that town
wa, her native place. She was married
to James r Blunt, January lSi3, and
they had two children. Albert e., now Of
this town. and Adrlai wife Of Geo'ge
\ West. of Waleryiilc.
Mrs, Blnnt had been resident of this
yillaga for L, wears past, and endeared
herself 10 our peoric, by her public spirit
and deep interest in every good work.
She was one Of the earliest and foremost
members Of the Woman Christian Ten
pcrancc Mon and an earnest consistent
worker in the temperance can,e She
was also "A member of the Woman's Re
lief Corps. connected with Russell Post.
G. 4. r.. and while In health was indie
fatigahe in her efforts for the good Of
the order. She was woman Of rare eN-
ecniiye power in carrying forward any
puflie enterprise mud viii be sadly
missed in our town She Wa member
of no religious society but was in senti-
mcnt Unitarian.
Mrs. Blunt had beer in falling health
for nearly year. Some month, ago en-
inent physicians were consulted. but they
gave no hope Of her recovery, and a feel
ing Of deep sadness pcr>adcd the com-
munitv when it became known that She
must die,
The funeral services were held Tuesday
at 12aoP p. NJ. conducted by Rev J. II.
Little, and largely attended by our eiti-
zeuS, who deeply sympathize with the
bcreayed husband and children
There was tasteful floral decoration
at the services, to which the Womens
club, Of which She Wa member, CON
tributed floral harp, the Womcn'> Re,
lief Corps, floral pillow, and the Chris
tan Temperance tnon II floral star
The remain. were taken 10 Wateryillc for
interment.
During Mrs. Blunt's sickness the fol
lowing lines were sent her by Mrs Emily
z. Webb mud with other communications
from friends She could not see, were
comfort to her, while upon her bed of
min
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thought Of thee, when the halmy breeze
Enrolled the lrivcs al the waiting trees,
And the birds CAME bach with flashing wing,
And the sweetest song that a bird tan sing,
\ md SOFT renewed their tender VOWS
In the light and shade OF the NctdIut hoHghs.
thought OF thee when the flowers unroed
Their crimson leave, To their hearts oi gold,
And llVishy poured out every WHERE.
Their prrtuncd lives on the summer air,
Like the incense sweet that seems To rise
From = lite Of love and sacrifice.
/ think of thee when the mowers pass
Tncir swinging scYthcs through the waving grass
And the merry sound ct voices gay
Comes in 18th the breath of The moWn hay,
And white clouds sleep IN the azure deep,
Like Tranquil flock OF heavenly sheep,
think ni thee when the sunset skies
Are bIthcd il the hucs al Paradise,
And seem 10 svc rs | gaze ,Iiir
Where the shining nils Of thu blessed are,
And the glory of heaven comes down | visit
To bear me up through the purple mist
| HAVE thought of thee oft, though 4 kccncr pain,
\ ncarcr grlct ON my life has lain,
And c0nii not come with free warm hand,
And tell thee stood at Loves command,
But although my feet have ~t.uid at home
Ms hfdtt with It's iOyf has often CONT.
| shall think of thee still as The days go hy,
nd none can know whether yum or
Shall stand the FIRST by the pcirlY gate,
And enter in where the lowed ones Wait
But whether we meet hcioN. or above,
Ny heart goes out to thine ia love.
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Notice of Foreclosure,

GROUP, WHOOPING COUGH, an
Bronchitis immediately relieved by Shi-
obs Cure. Sold by II. W. Gushing.
A NASAL INJECTOR free with each
uotte of Shiloh's Catarrh Rene y. Price
cents. Sold by H. W. Cushil 6.
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Robert Gerrish, has surrendered to the
cmbarrassments under which the Balti-
more & Ohio has labored, and gives up
the control of the road to a syndicate of
New York, Phyladelpha and London
bankers.
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Vigor and Vitality
quickly giYcn to everY part c

Are quickly given to every part of the
body by Hoods Sarsaparlla. That tired
feeling is entirely overcome The blood
is purified, enriched and vitalzed, and
carries health instead of disease to every
organ. The stomach is toned and
strengthened the appetite restored. The
kidneys and liver are reused and invigor-
ated. The brain is refreshed, the mind
made clear and ready for work. Try it.
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The Bar IIar or vestibulc train stopped
here Wednesday last, for the first time,
on account of hot box They were here
about onc-half hour. Some of our people
never saw the inside of vcstibule ear be
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-03-27

four and one-half miles lying along the bay
and Like has been plated and included
within the city limits, and the lots have
been sold and resold at fabulous prices,
and still the work goes on."'
When the land spectators have inflated
values to the highest notch they generally
manage to dispose of their stock to the IN
suspectiug immigrant from the East who
has been attracted by the alleged boom.
The sp~eculator then moves on further
west and works the same game OF some
other town that has just been planted,
while the prices in the town that he has
just turned his back upon collapse, and
the unwary find that they have paid three
times as much for their property as it IS
worth. Bankruptcy and ruin must neces-
sary follow for many. While a few V
made fortunes, many more have lost all.
There is at present a kind of a mania
among Eastern people to rush West with
their money and biteat the bait offered
them by real estate agents. This mania
has even struck the substantial city OF
Wheeling. Notwithstanding the fact that
Wheeling has all the facilities to make 1t
one of the greatest manufacturing and CON-
mercial cities of the country, and every
inducemeut is offered for investing capital
in manufacturing establishments and en-
terprises where it will be safe and proht-
able. many of our citizens pass them by
unheeded, and are turning their eyes to-
ward some will-O'-the-wisp they catch
sight of in the West. This, of course, is
their privilege. But it looks like people
ought to recognize the oft repeated TACT
that a city without a substantial founda-
ton, like that house that was built
upon the sand, must sooner or later fall,
and great will be the fall thereof, while
the city, like Wheeling, that is built on
the solid rock of splendid facilities and re-
sources, will bear itself up proudly when
the storms beat against it.
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an average but three times per year.
Th;s IA n record we should all strive TO
emulate. .ro
of the 1O2 scholars present three ave
remained at the school and are with us To-
dov-Misses Rebecca Hart, Lhzzie watson
and Ella f. Baird.
The daily record of the school was kept
nv the superintendent until January -
1859, and on account OF his numerous uu
ties could not be very full.
At this time a new plan was adopted,
and has been kept up until the present. py
which We write the name OF every oi ~
and teacher each day, and II absent, .ne
name of the substitute, with the numoer
of scholars in the class.
As we are about to leave the room VIC
have occupied for so many years 10 D
more commodious and pleasant, may II
mot he profitable to review some Oh tne
1rork of the school during the past. mere
have been memorized and recited oy
the scholars 722,237 Bible verses
63 s73 verses of Hymns, 6l,4 3 answers 10
cotecbism, 3,Os9 Scripture questions'
1O3 Bibles and ia Testaments have Deeh
distributed as TeNdIuS iOi
Scripture and go Bibles for catechism,
while % Bibles were given for punctnal
a~ttendances, making a total of ll62; 2'ioo
new scholars have been enrolled; number
in the classes on April l, 1856, was oif
and the average attendance 2O4. The con-
tr;hutions of the school for missions was
- 7O8 %. and for other objects 5 ,l9i'4',
making a total of s., 904. "A. The library
expenses for books papers, etc, was
q gg7. 06. 1t now contains 81 volumes
in GOOD condition. We have received 4So
PASTORAL calls, AS from the elders and 66l
from strangers, who are always welcome
and whose presence cheers us on the way
The Literary contest Of the College Lat
erary Societies comes off next "Wednesday
evening. About fifty persons will come
over on a special train from Pittsburgh:
Maud Fry gave a concert to a well hlieu
house on Tuesday evening.
The following board of editors were
elected for the Jc~gcrsOnidn for the ensuing
ear Chief, John l.. Loves, Washing
ton. Pa; Literary, John l.. Thomas, In
diana, Pa; Local, James NJ. WEIGH,
Washington, Pa; Administering, >.
Robert Wright, Washington. Pa.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-03-27
REDWOOD.

THE second turn at the Wheeling COM
pany's steel plant had an output last week
OF 1000 tons of finished BeSsemer steel.
The Knights of Labor contemplate open
ing u cooperative store here in the near
future, about the LIST of May, probably.
Plenty OF gas at all the industries last
week.
A first class ice cream parlOr was opened
last evening by Mrs. J.. Newton at her
residence on Sixth street.
The Independents held y primary last
evening for the purpose of nominating can
didates for city offices.
Two or three juvenile parties are on the
tapis for the ensuing week.
A popular and welT-knOwn citizen has
been prevailed upon TO let his name appear
for the nomination for Mayor.
A wedding is looked for the 9th Of April.
The wind storm Thursday blew the bel
fry off the Gravel street school house.
Several escapes from cOnlagrations dur
ing the wind storm are reported.
Many persons have expressed a desire
that Mr.. F. Fl. Williams, m~etalurgist at
the Riverside plant, be requested to repeat
his interesting talk on steel. delivered at
the Y. NJ. c. A, in Wheeling, Tuesday
evening, for the benefit ola BenwOOd audi
epce.
About two-thirds of the boys tending
self-feeders, who were on a strike, have
returned to work at the former rates.
An educational meeting will be held
here Wednesday evening.
Mr.. F. Bowers is having an addition
built 10 his store.
Messrs. Casper Lash and J. Smith were
taken TO M~oundsville for the ~nOn-liquida.
ton of some previous indictments.
The boys who work on the packing floor
of the BenwOOd Iron Works were out on a
strike a few days last week, but have now
returned to work.
The B. 80. has one or two s%uperannu-
ated employees at this point, one man nav
ing worked on the repairs since the build
ing Of the road.
Mrs. p. Dolan is suffering an attack of
pleurisy.
Miss Anna Crow is seriously indisposed.
The family of Mr.. Brush, the efficient
manager of the blooming department Of
the Riverside Steel Works, will remove to
their model tarm near New Castle, Pa,
next week.
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ARE THE PROFITS OF CAPITAL DE-
CREASINGR

EDWARD ATKINSON, the great statisti-
clan, in his article in the April CeRtUy
says: "From the fullest investigation
which l have been able to make, | have
become more and more and more convinced
that ten per cent is the maximum margin
of profit on all production in this country,
product of q normal year is all that can be
set aside for the maintenance or increase Of
capital; conversely, that more than ninety
per cent of each years product is cOnsum-
ed by those who are engaged in its prOduc-
ton, as working people in the sense IN
which that term is commonly used. Oh
the ten per cent or less which is or may be
saved and added to capital, . very large
share will become the property OF those
who are themselves working people
in the s~trictest senSe-another large share
will be saved by persons Of moderate
means, while the share of the rich will be
but the lesser part Of the whole sum of
profits. This view is sustained by the
very small margin Of profit which now suf-
fees to draw capital into any and all the
principal arts which can be analysed"
This statement is no doubt true, speak
ing ON general terms. Men who now in
vest their capital in legitimate enterprises
and pay fair wages will not reap fortunes
in n day. But it does not apply to the
VANDERBILTs and GOULDs, who have
made their hundreds of millions from their
great railway Sp~eculatiOns.
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herself and to his country. 1t WAS in this
battle that Gen. Logan also fell wounded,
aud Mrs. Logan, another heroic daugh-
ter of Illinois, went to the front TO care
for her husband. The domestic life Of
Col. Morrison, through the companion
ship and thoughtful love of his wife, is
extremely happy. They have no children
living.
Judge Thomas NJ. Cooley, who became
generally known throughout the country
by reason of his appointment rs receiver
of the Wabash system of roads not long
ago, has for many years been q leading
iurist in Michigan, though n native OF
New York State. Twenty-Five years ago
he used to translate classic verse and Occa-
S~ionally indite original rhymes for the
Ann Arbor Mars, then published by an in
innate personal friend.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-03-27
FICTITIOUS WESTERN '.BoOMs.

FICTITIOUS WESTERN ''BOONIS.''
Minneapolis, Mimi, has for several years
been undergoing the booming process in
its real estate, but the business men have
at last walked up to the fact that boom"
in land values makes a city no richer, but
on the contrary has the effect of diScOur-
aging industry. The Board of Trade of
that city adopted the following resolution
at i meeting last week:
Resolrsd. That in the opinion of this
Board OF Trade the practice now SO preya-
lent in this city Of specializing in real rs
tate and thereby nOminally increasing its
value largely beyond its real and intrinsic
worth, is opposed tOthe substantial growth
and prosperity of the city.
In discussing this resolution in the
meeting, the man who proposed it said:
al understand that q certain real estate
man has been criticising the board of trade
~ being slow and unenterprising, saying
that the members do not bring capital
here. lie, a real estate man, is helping TO
drive it Away on account OF the high prices
that his kind put upon property. \ gen
tleman has refused to take 81, 500 4 front
foot for property on Hennepin avenue, al
though the parties who want to buy it pro-
pose to put mp 4 building to cost 5000, coo.
Why? Because there is boom, and these
real estate men are making him believe
that he can get more for it by and by"
Minneapolis has had substantial advan-
tages, and has become q good sized city in
spite of fictitious bOOms in real estate.
But what OF the hundreds of other western
towns that have no substantial basis upon
which to build prosperity and are at pres
emit undergoing a mushroom growth by a
fictitious booming process? 1t is q motor
ious fact that nearly every one of the new
growing western towns is publishing
abroad the wonderful statement that it
will soon be the rival of Chicago, and
will become the great commercial center
of the West. In some OF the Kansas
towns every other building is said to he a
real estate Office. Land prices are doomed
away up beyond intrinsic value and beyond
the prices in substantial Eastern cities. IN
Birmingham, Alabama, som lots are said
to be valued higher than in the richest
portions of New York City. Many OF the
Western towns are in almost the same
condition.
A newspaper correspondent writing from
q town with a boom, " lays peculiar stress
on the following advantages pertaining
to this little city Of from 10000 to 10000
Inhabitants: "The very cheapest residence
property is listed at $500 to $500, while
desirable business lots are being sold all
the way from $3.50 to $500 per front foot,
All the country for the distance of about
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MouNDsv1LLE.
General Local Happenings Of tho Week in
n Mound City.

General Local Happenings Of tho Week in
tho Mound City.
Special Tsiegram 10 the Sunday Register.
MoUNpsvILLE, March 26.-J. B. Alex.
ander is plotting the Chancellor in the
Pittsburg trade.
Miss Cora Walton is still confined to her
room with q sprained ankle.
Ed. Allison, Of the o. r. road, is seri.
ously i'll at his home in the First ward.
Miss Rena House was a guest of Mrs.
yinton A. Weaver Thursday.
Rev. Young delivered u lecture in the
Presbyterian Church on Monday evening,
The Episcopal Church at Cresap's will
be consecrated on April 25.
The Fair Association will bold a meet
ing at the Court House to-day Saturday
A meeting of the old Council is to be
called for in order to consider the laying of
gas pipes through our streets
Mrs. AIDA Davis, of Wheeling, was the
guest Of Mrs. j, 4. Wharry on Sunday.
Cottage lecture on Monday evening at
the residence Of A. j. Martin.
The concert given under the directorship
of Prof. VIM. Armstrong for the benefit Of
the Episcopal Church was an enjoyable
and successful entertainment. Miss Rena
Houses rendition of Sioux Chiefs
Daughter" was we'll received; also Mis-.
Geo. b. Caldwell's Ballads. The piano on
this occasion was kindly loaned by G. A.
House, of Wheeling.
His Honor Judge Jacobs has appointed
G. S. McFadden, j. W. Gallaher and DR.
r, w. Hall to inspect the county Jail As to
its capacity and safely for keeping prisoners.
Douglas Bruce will leave in q short time
for the West.
"vanilla Jones' writes quite q lengthy
article article for the Sickle in which he al
yises young men to not 60 West.
John Gallaher arrived from Lafayette
College on Wednesday evening.
Mr., and Mrs. CONFER, OF Wheeling, are
the guests of A. q. Bakers family in the
Third ward.
DIR. Simonton, Of Cameron, is in town.
The Court sustained indictments against
the property holders for allowing whisky
TO be sold on the premises.
The State of West Virginia nse OF the
town vs.. Tom Brannon, dismissed at cost
of the town.
Indictment against J. Strauder was dis
missed.
Several parties are in Jail for selling
liquor. Three Of the party are from Ben
wood.
Miss Hughes, of Wheeling, is a guest OF
friends here.
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will admit. Before her marriage she was
counted one of the msst popular and bright
est girls in Monroe county, Ills, of which
she as well as Mr.. Morrison was a resident,
Her father was n leading merchant
of Waterloo, that county, and
was a Lincoln candidate for the
State Legislature in 1860, while Mr.. Nor
rison was the Douglas candidate. Mr..
Morrison wou, and Miss HORNE became
Mrs. Morrison before she was Is. After
her marriage she abandoned the political
faith of her father, and at once espOused
the cause of her husband. When he was a
member of tine Legislature ut Springfield
she was with him assisting in his cores
pondence and making his social life at
tractive. When he fell in the desperate
assault on Fort Donelson at the head of
the gallant Forty-ninth Illinois and was
reported killed, this heroic wife fastened
to the front of battle. She found
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-03-27
THE NEW COMMISSIONERS.
Portraits of william L. Morrison and
Thnmns NJ. Cooley.

Portraits of william Il. Morrison and
Thomas NJ. Cooley.
Railroad men the country over, ana
nearly everybody else for that matter, are
still talking about the Presidents selec-
ton of men to make up the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
Everybody, OF course, knows n good
deal about Morrison, and most everybody
knows something about Judge Thomas NJ,
Cooley. But the other members of the
Commission are not well known. MIR.
Morrison's fame has most of it come
from his insistent championship OF free
trade, and the circumstances of his defeat
fnr recollection 10 CONGRESS last fall
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-03-27
Business il Business.

Old Lady Ito street urchin) -Wouldn't
you like to be a good little boy and 80 to
Sunday school and be taught not to swear
or say wicked things?
Little boy-No'm. Me ladders goin'
to get me a job on the canal to drive mules
soon's navigLshun opens, an mustn'tdo
anytbin'n 10 interfere wild de bizuess.